GREG KNAPP FIRED!
Priority of the offseason. Can't afford to be one dimensional. Al Saunders gets full duties as OC & runs a mashup of the years past WC offense adding in his expertise of the vertical game. Pollack goes down with Knapp & the Raiders go back to the PBS, but still versatile, due to understanding concepts of the ZBS. They're able to employ a Dual Blocking scheme with zone runs as well.

Personally, i want Chip Kelly to be our Offensive Coordinator with Saunders as Assistant.* Denis Allen will have to maintain the team and regulate, having discipline & controlled chaos and violence.

Let the Purge to the new era continue.

FREEEEE AGENTS

Rey Maualuga
6'2 265 ILB
Raiders were high on him coming into the NFL, immediate impact Maualuga>Mclame.

Michael Johnson
6'7 270 OLB/DE
A need for a pass rusher, comes in cheap; RM works his magic & Tarver has a new toy to utilize. An actual pass rushing threat with great talent.

Peyton Hillis
6'2 250 RB/FB
A BRUISER! Desperately needed. Him and Mcfadden did work in Arkansas. Let's unite them once more!

Tracy Porter
5'11 190 CB
Allen is familiar with Porter, working with the corner back in New Orleans when they won it all.

Dashon Goldson
6'2 205 FS
Tarver's "guy" knows the ferocity of Goldson & perfect free safety to roam the open field with the raider demeanor. A hard hitter with ball hawking skills in his prime. Almost came to Oakland previously. Huff is now his natural position... Cornerback.

Ramses Barden
6'6 225 WR
A RM type guy, comes in cheap and can be a great redzone target for Palmer. A solid addition to the receiving corps & in 2014, Ford & DHB become FA, so they needa step their game up.

Sergio Kindle
6'3 255 OLB/DE
Another RM pickup that will help solidify Tarver's Defense with it's multiple 3-4/4-3 sets. Solid Depth(possible starter) for cheap, with the ravens having Courtney Upshaw and Terrell Suggs at OLB.

King Dunlap
6'9 330 OT
Finally! A major upgrade at RT & we can finally dump smith & Barnes.

TRADE!
Trade down, grab an extra 3rd round & select:
Manti Te'o
6'2 255 ILB Notre Dame
Raiders were eyeing Te'o. Smart, physical, and a true leader for years to come and lock down this defense. Te'o & Maualuga? Solid on the inside for the Raiders. May even challenge the team across the bay, consisting of Patrick Willis and Navarro Bowman.

4th RoundKenjon Barner
5'11 195 RB Oregon
A change of pace back for Mcfadden and Hillis that's vertically & horizontally gifted with moves and knows how to score. A heisman hopeful.

6th RoundRay Ray Armstrong
6'4 225 FS/SS Faulkner College
A Ball hawk that can learn under Goldson. IMHO Phillip Adams would be my pick but his stock is rising. Ray Ray had issues transferring from the "U", he'll do work as a Raider. A steal in the 6th round.

7th Round BT.J. Barnes
6'6 345 NT Georgia Tech
Space-eater like Geathers. A steal in the 7th if he can get in better football shape for Tarver's D.

UDFAKyle Long
6'7 315 Oregon
Our Howie's son, and brother of Rams' Chris Long, Kyle. He plays OT for the Ducks and is a project that should pan out in the long run & a great asset for our Raider Nation & tradition. This time, on the offensive side (rather than his fathers defensive side of the ball)[/u]

Our offense, once more is top-notch. Saunders is well equipped for a monster season & the breakout of Mcfadden for once! Hillis, Reece & K-Bar are weapons to be tested & used in this balanced power house offense that can attack both vertically and horizontally utilizing double tight sets, triple back, empty-back, wildcat with Pryor/Klein/K-BAR/DMAC, Heavy sets, with pure power having, Houston transition to being a fullback on a big body formation similar to what the niners use; Soooo many opportunities for CP to take souls, in control of this Balanced-Attack, aggressive offense of ours that is somewhat similar to the Gannon offense... with more power, speed & ferocity! Hillis/Reece>Crockett, RUN DMC/K-BAR>Garner/Wheatley. But the receiving corps is young and isn't as good as Brown/Rice/Porter but the potential and speed of the 13' Raiders WR Corps is deadly. I expect Ausberry & Myers to be used heavily in the redone along with Criner, Barden & Moore in the slot, while in an empty set. Unleash Palmer, give him the reigns of this dark horse offense. Raider Nation! Ability to start of running strong, break away with through the air & pound the rock home. With Pryor & Klein, expect to see some trickery with them both being utilized with KBAR & Run DMC in an option, wildcat type package where they may explode for big plays; hell, Pryor may even catch a couple here n' there from CP3 on some trick plays. TP may even burst out on some QB draws or even bomb some balls to speedsters: Ford/Moore/DHB/Streeter. Big bodied targets in Myers/Barden/Criner/Ausberry can be spotted for large chunks of yards at a time. Not to mention having Reece as a viable option as well in the passing game too! Ausberry and his athleticism will prove him to be very handy & is awaiting a breakout season. With our stout defense, this offense will score hell'ov a lotta' points with both running and passing. #1 in yardage and in scoring. Record breaking with the potential here. Score, score and score some more. 4th and 1, go for it. 4th quarter, 1st & 10, up by 21, score is 31-10 on the opponents own 11 with 1:13 remaining? Pound it down their throats, be the bully, leave them with a dark mark. Leave a statement. Dark Empire.

With our New, revamped defense, there is that Fire, that hustle and demeanor that is of a true Raider. With Te'o at its core, the QB of the D, Tarver's mixed scheme is open to attack. They have the ability to send zone blitzes, pressure the QB, have 44, 52, 34, & 43 fronts. Personally, id like to see a amoeba 155/254 front with Houston/Geathers. In our base 34 Maualuga and Te'o are a force to reckon with. Johnson is great valued pickup. Solid at pass rushing and is a monster at 6'7. We have the Depth with all our linebackers. Curry, Burris, Carter & Goethel Provide valuable depth. Burris and Curry especially, providing fresh legs, switching between LB's to for breaks & the D-Line will be fueled for success with Houston & Shaughnessy coming back and holding it down; Crawford, kindle, Johnson, carter can provide that pass rush, while Bryant, Bilukidi, Geathers, Barnes are the Big bodies. Our Defense will be a Force. Welcome to the Black Hole.

Special Teams
K: Janikowski
P: King
LS: Condo
KR/PR: Ford

Special Teams will flourish with ford being back. A TD waiting to happen with every touch of the ball in his hands.

Lot of fail here. FA is just pipe dreams. That would be a Dan Snyder type offseason and isn't happening. Too much money and some bad players. Rey is garbage for example.

Zingy Anshan is a dream pick in the 3rd. Won't last that long. Klein is just a wasted pick. He's not a QB at the next level. 'Our version of Tebow'. I don't want any player like that on my team. Just saying._________________

Lots of "names", incredibly unrealistic as if no other team will be trying to sign FAs or participating in the draft, do we have a 200 million dollar payroll? Chip Kelly ain't leaving college to be our OC.. It just goes on and on..

Thing is, after that fantasy offseason I am not even sure we are a better team when it's over.

I admit I love these. People pointed out flaws I didn't notice; very sharp. Since when does anyone draft 2 NTs in the same draft and what do the Raiders do with NTotF in Blukidi? WTF do people see in Ziggy? McKenzie will NOT draft football players that don't know the game. Most of these guys aren't coming out. If you didn't lose me at Ziggy in the 3rd you lost me at Klein. I like Long as an UDFA. That's a lot of FAs for not having any $. As the night sets in I'm a bit faded so forgive me if I'm a bit incoherent._________________

Nodisrespect wrote:

(on building inside out) teams without highly draft DT's make the playoffs and win the superbowl regularly.

Bonez wrote:

Teams that win Superbowls and make the playoffs aren't picking in the Top 5, clearly

I admit I love these. People pointed out flaws I didn't notice; very sharp. Since when does anyone draft 2 NTs in the same draft and what do the Raiders do with NTotF in Blukidi? WTF do people see in Ziggy? McKenzie will NOT draft football players that don't know the game. Most of these guys aren't coming out. If you didn't lose me at Ziggy in the 3rd you lost me at Klein. I like Long as an UDFA. That's a lot of FAs for not having any $. As the night sets in I'm a bit faded so forgive me if I'm a bit incoherent.

JPP didn't 'know the game' when he came out either. Ansah has similar skills. He's a freakish athlete with a nose for the QB.

You watch a lot of BYU Baggabonez? Because I do and I can tell you Ansah is a football player. There is a reason Mike Mayock of all people are shining the light on him. He's a pass rusher who under the right coaching can refine his skills and has a chance to be special._________________

I admit I love these. People pointed out flaws I didn't notice; very sharp. Since when does anyone draft 2 NTs in the same draft and what do the Raiders do with NTotF in Blukidi? WTF do people see in Ziggy? McKenzie will NOT draft football players that don't know the game. Most of these guys aren't coming out. If you didn't lose me at Ziggy in the 3rd you lost me at Klein. I like Long as an UDFA. That's a lot of FAs for not having any $. As the night sets in I'm a bit faded so forgive me if I'm a bit incoherent.

JPP didn't 'know the game' when he came out either. Ansah has similar skills. He's a freakish athlete with a nose for the QB.

You watch a lot of BYU Baggabonez? Because I do and I can tell you Ansah is a football player. There is a reason Mike Mayock of all people are shining the light on him. He's a pass rusher who under the right coaching can refine his skills and has a chance to be special.

Admittedly I don't watch a ton of BYU football but I do respect the program and I have watched some snippets of Ziggy. Imo, Ziggy possesses rare athleticism and size/speed ratio to go along with sickeningly long arms. However, McKenzie will definitely not draft another foreign project player when he currently has a number of projects under way within the same DL unit. In addition, I don't know if you've heard of a bias against Nigerian-born players but there is evidence that it does exist. (anti-Nigerian bias in the NFL Link) Ghana is Nigeria's neighbor. Personally I think it's ridiculous but it's suggested this type of player lacks aggression. Ziggy is a mild mannered, humble well-educated athlete (only in our backwards world is this a negative). The NFL is quite a step up from BYU's level of competition in terms of physicality and aggression. BYU ain't playing an SEC schedule and highly doubt Ziggy would have played his way up to starter as a walk-on. GMs are going to think he'll wilt when grown men get in his face despite his combine numbers and that will negatively affect his draft stock.

JPP was born in America, grew up in So. Florida and played in highschool and at a CC and went to S. Florida as a juco transfer. I actually think Ziggy and JPP have little in common although he is a nice story. Ultimately Ziggy gets drafted late 3rd or 4th by the Giants; a organization perfectly suited for his development._________________

Nodisrespect wrote:

(on building inside out) teams without highly draft DT's make the playoffs and win the superbowl regularly.

Bonez wrote:

Teams that win Superbowls and make the playoffs aren't picking in the Top 5, clearly

Just read aso might be let go next season by Philly.. Please bring him back

Don't get this though. In anything but man cover scheme he is of no distinction. Average to poor in run support, zone, nose for the ball, poor hands. In what way does he help our team now that we're not running a man island scheme?